A team of physicists and biologists working at Saarland University has developed a method with which they can measure the contact area between a bacterium and the surface it is 'sitting' on. Interestingly, and perhaps counterintuitively, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 11, 2017
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A world-first non-destructive quality control method from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has enabled Oxford Instruments to commercialise wafer-scale fabrication technology for 2-D material MoS2.
Nanomaterials
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Researchers at the Francis Crick and Gurdon Institutes have pinpointed the mechanism that activates a key point in embryonic development. This could help scientists develop new treatments for diseases where the cell cycle ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 11, 2017
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When Crane Middle School decided to turn over minor IT repairs and troubleshooting duties to students, even the program coordinator was skeptical.
Other
Jul 11, 2017
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Moving things with a wave of the hand: thanks to Empa technology this dream could soon become real. A sensor made of piezo-resistive fibers integrated in a wristband measures wrist movements and converts them into electrical ...
Engineering
Jul 11, 2017
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The universal basic income debate has been raging for some years, with politicians and people hotly divided over the notion of their government paying every citizen a set amount of money on a regular basis, without requiring ...
Social Sciences
Jul 11, 2017
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Archaeologists from the University of Glasgow have uncovered conclusive evidence that a wooden hut traditionally associated with St Columba at the monastery on the island of Iona does indeed date to his lifetime in the late ...
Archaeology
Jul 11, 2017
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Many animal species suffer reduced reproductive success in urban habitats, despite wide-spread supplementation of breeding and feeding opportunities. In some years, the breeding success of city birds is devastatingly low.
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2017
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Why do lemurs go "hmm?" It's not because they don't know the words, but the answer may provide important clues about how ancient human ancestors may have socialized with each other. In research published in Ethology, U of ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 11, 2017
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Precipitation extremes are of general interest due to their profound impacts on the society, economy, human safety, and the natural environment. Precipitation extremes exhibit high spatiotemporal variation in terms of both ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2017
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